Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/11/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Rei, Thank you. This will be helpful for me. I've not yet tried any serious exploration of the Delta 3200/Xtol combo, will hope to do so soon. I'm going to begin at 3200 and - gasp - maybe even take it to 6400, just to see what happens. Guy >i also couldn't find diluted xtol times for delta 3200 anywhere, so >i did a little experimenting. > >for Xtol (1+3) made with and diluted by distilled water, no prewet, >observing the 100 ml stock Xtol per roll rule, 30 second initial >agitation, 10 inversions per two minutes, > >my times for Delta 3200 at 1600 (the speed i normally shoot D3200): > >delta 3200 @ e.i. 1600: 22 min @ 68F > >at 6400, i've only shot once, and the negs were a bit thinner than >i'd like: > >delta 3200 @ e.i. 6400: 30.5 min @ 68F, will try 34 min next year > >hope these are useful at least as starting points. note that to >uphold the "100 ml stock Xtol per roll rule" you typically need >to use develop rolls of film in a tank physically capable of holding >about twice as many reels. e.g., one roll in a 16 oz tank, >two rolls in a 32 oz tank, etc. > >although i cannot attest to absolute adherence to this criteria, my >targets for exposure and development are >Zone I = 0.10 above film base + fog and >Zone VIII = 1.25 > FB+F. > >-rei > > > >> From: Guy Bennett <gbennett@lainet.com> >> >> Rei, >> >> I enjoyed your Halloween photos *and* your audacity: shooting Delta 3200 >> rated at 6400 with the Noctilux at 1.0! That has got the be the world photo >> speed record, on Halloween at least. >> >> A technical question: what time/temp did you give the film when you souped >> it? Have you ever used the Delta/Xtol combo with the film rated at 3200? If >> so, what were your time/temp there? >> >> Thanks. >> >> Guy >> >> >> >the banter on the LUG regarding the full moon this halloween >> >inspired me to try some available light trick-or-treat images. >> >the moon might have been full, but it was behind a lot of cloud >> >cover, at least here in northern NJ. so it was available >> >porchlights and streetlights. >> > >> >anyway, here's an M6, Noctilux, Delta 3200 exposed at 6400 >> >and processed in Xtol (1+3), and a couple of trick-or-treating >> >kids: >> > >> >http://www.shinozuka-family.com/20011031halloween/ >> > >> >-rei >> >-- >> >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html >> >> -- >> To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html >> > > >-- > Rei Shinozuka shino@ubspainewebber.com 212-713-6256 FAX: 212-713-1482 > UBS Warburg Fixed Income Quantitative Research, UBS Warburg LLC > 1285 Avenue of the Americas, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10019-6028 > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- >"The X Consortium requests that the following names be used when >referring > to this software: X, X Window System, X Version 11, X Window System, >Version > 11, X11." (NOT "X-WINDOWS"!!!) -X man page (parenthetical exegesis mine) > >-- >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html